Buxton Street By Street

Covid-19 Response Volunteers group.

Providing Information & Services to the local community

Hello! We are Anna, Claire and Caitlin

Thank you for visiting our website. After setting up the Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 Support group up on Facebook on March 16th, Anna Watson was quickly joined by Claire Mitchell and Caitlin Bisknell who have been instrumental in building it into what it has become

Notable successes to date have been after inviting just 100 friends to the Facebook group, there are now nearly 2,400 members; there have been 1.7k posts, we have 200 volunteers performing a multitude of tasks.

Watch our Buxton Street by Street Celebration short film!

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Buxton Street by Street are now working with CONNEX community support

So, as you know we have been promising exciting news for a while now, and here it is! We’re a little bit nervous about it and hope you share in the excitement. Over the last few months we have been working with Connex Community Support to see if what support they could offer us – and how we could help them.

Riding Out of Lockdown

LATEST NEWS UPDATES

ESSENTIALS FOOD DELIVERY

This service has been set up by members of the Buxton Street by Street Volunteer team and is aimed at Buxton residents who are self-isolating, vulnerable or unable to leave the house.

Please visit the page for more info

greater Manchester enters into Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions from Friday

Greater Manchester will move to England’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions from Friday at 00:01 BST, the prime minister has announced. Speaking at No 10, Boris Johnson said “not to act now” would put the lives of Manchester’s residents “at risk”. He said a “generous” offer of financial support had been made to the region…

Furloughed staff can apply to work on farms – here’s how

General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of help, Pleas for help, Rules & RegulationsApril 16, 2020

Help Feed the Nation Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, UK farms have a shortage of seasonal labour to help pick and pack fruit and vegetables. We are calling for British workers to apply for these paid positions on local farms across the UK.We are working with as part of…

Voluntary and Community Sector Review- Have your say!

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Hardship Support links, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsApril 16, 2020

Voluntary and community sector (VCS) review 2020 Status: Open Opens: 6 February 2020 – Closes: 30 April 2020 Derbyshire County Council are proposing a new way of working with VCS infrastructure providers to ensure funding is allocated in a fairer and more consistent way. The aim is to encourage the…

Buxton’s new Coronavirus Assessment Hub has it’s first patients

General information, Goods & Services, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsApril 16, 2020

The new Buxton Coronavirus Assessment Hub, have seen and treated the first few patients already. The Hub, one of a growing number across the country, pools resources across our local GP Practices and enables us to safely assess and treat Coronavirus patients in a separate environment from those without symptoms.…

Talking to children about COVID-19

Children and Families, General information, Goods & Services, Health informationApril 16, 2020

If your child is worried or confused about all the changes that are happening because of #coronavirus then there’s lots of advice on how to talk to them about it here: https://crowd.in/ftV1FQ

Buxton’s youngster shows support for keyworkers and carers!

Chicken soup for the soulApril 16, 2020

Buxton’s very own Easter Bunny, Olive Madhok enjoys making some noise for all the amazing front-line care staff and volunteers around the world who are putting themselves at risk every day in the interest of helping those who cannot help themselves. (Olive’s Mum, being one of them!)

Parent and Carer Guide to COVID-19

Children and Families, General information, Health information, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsApril 16, 2020

Please click on the link to open a PDF of some essential information for parents or carers who are concerned that their child might have COVID-19 virus, including key symptoms to look out for and who to call: parent-guide-covid-19 https://schoolsnet.derbyshire.gov.uk/site-elements/documents/administration/parent-guide-covid-19.pdf

Derbyshire Services for Schools

Children and Families, Goods & Services, Offers of help, Rules & RegulationsApril 16, 2020

See the website for regular updates: http://www.services.derbyshire.gov.uk/

Captain Tom Moore takes it all in his stride!

General information, Offers of helpApril 16, 2020

Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the “magnificent” NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. His challenge and fundraising has been praised by a range of famous faces, with England hooker Jamie George saying he had been “truly inspired” and Piers Morgan calling…

Explore Buxton describe how this initiative is benefitting local residents

General information, PressApril 16, 2020

Buxton volunteer group grows from strength to strength in Covid-19 crisis Read the full coverage and see our virual human chain of wonderful volunteers here: https://explorebuxton.co.uk/buxton-volunteer-group-grows-from-strength-to-strength-in-covid-19-crisis/?fbclid=IwAR0gChohPRn8n_VgDWqSRECRFc7Fphv2CSL2Etgu7-FCTGCpgG3T1HNkaz8

#clapforcarers

General informationApril 16, 2020

10 minutes to go UK!!!!! Please go outside and show your appreciation for the incredible job our frontline care staff are doing on a second by second, hour by hour basis. We will forever owe a debt of gratitude to these amazing people.